Cigarette holder and method of manufacture



y 1932- P. H. LEHMANN ETAL 1,858,366

CIGARETTE HOLDER AND METHOD OF MANUFAOTURE Filed Aug. 8, 1930 INVENTORS.

A TTORNEY.

Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTFOTFFICE.

PAUL H. LEHMANN AND PARK P. SIMPSON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS creannrrnnotnnn AND METHOD or MANUFACTURE Application filed. August 8, 1930. 7 Serial No. 473,843.

This invention relates to a machine and method for [the' manufacture 'of cigar and cigarette holders and it has particular reference to the method of producing paper ciga rette holders and the principal object of the invention resides in an improved machine and method by which is produced an article i of manufacture, which due to 1ts cheapness of construction, is adaptablefor an exceptionally useful commodity.

Another object of the invention resides in certain specific steps in the method, tending to producestrength and durabllity ofthe 01garette holderand through the peculiar construction thereof, to modify the effects of nicotine in the smoke issuing fron'rthe cigarette or cigar as the case may be,

Of particular importance among theob ects of the invention is the kind andshape of the paper employed in its production, itbeing preferred that parchment paper or other equivalent material. be employed which does not dissolve or disintegrate from the effects of moisture and it is particularly deslrable that such paper be in strips of pre-determined width having an obliquely cut end and further, it is important that at least one of the large ends, after the paperus machine so wound, be reinforced. The reinforcement for the large end facilitates the rea dymsertion and removal of cigarettes and cigars and prevents the holder from being burned by cigarette and cigar butts.

With the foregoing ob ects as paramount, invention has particular reference to the peculiar manner and method of manufacture which will be hereinafter fully described as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine for producing the invention.

Figure 2 shows a fragmentary elevation 5 of the shaping mandrel upon which the paper is wound spirally in one step of the method employed in the production of the invention.

Figure 3 is a similar View showing the next step in the method.

: igure 4 illustrates the manner of insertadvertising novelty or useful,

ing the reinforcing protector other step in the method. a

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing, the manner in which atip is inserted into the smaller end of the holder. It; Figure 6 is a shaping mandrel employed for shaping the ferrule to be applied to secure the large end of the holder and to receive the reinforcing tip and I Figure 7 shows the ferrule ready to be applied.

In [continuing more in detail, it may be stated that while many efforts have been made to produce a spirally wound cigarette I and cigar holder, none of these have met 5 with desirable success, due to the fact that tip as still anthey could not be cheaply manufactured and therefore could not serve in the capacity of an advertising medium. Moreover, other attempts to" produce cigarette holders of paper did not embody such reinforcing features as are shown in the present invention and made an important feature in its method of construction. The invention seeks and does 'provide an article of exceptional utility 76 and sanitation, having all the prerequisites of a cigarette holder constructed of solid material, yet its simplicity and cheapness of construction will enable its use as a very novel advertising medium and useful article. 80

'Referring particularly to' the machine. upon which the invention is formed, uprights 1 are mounted upon the base 2 and are braced by the numbers 3. A spindle t-is supported by these uprights and carries an arbor or $5 mandrel 5. A flexible metal strip 6 is likewise fixed to the base 2 and rests against the mandrel 5 and pivotally mounted adjacent this metal strip 6 is an arm 7 carrying a cutting disc 8 and is held normally in retracted position by a spring 9.

'It is particularly pointed out that the shape of the mandrel 5 conforms to the' shape of the'inner periphery of the finished article. Without this peculiar shape, the paper could not be wound with suflicient tightness to produce a satisfactory article. Themandrel is further provided with a roughened orknurled end 0 which facilitates engagement of the tip of the paper switch may be employed to operate the motor I at any rate of speed desired.

Under normal conditions, the strips of paper employed in producingthe invention are approximately one and one-half inch in width and one end of each of saidstrips is cut in an oblique manner as shown at a in Figure 1 and the pointed end is applied to the tapered end of the mandrel while the latter is spinning and with the left hand, the

strip of paper is held taut at an angleof about 80 degrees with respect tothe axis ofthe mandrel. In this position, the strip of paper 14 is spirally wound upon the mandrel in the manner shown in Figure 2 until the free end thereof ov-erreaches the annular groove 6 in the mandrel 5. lVhen fully woundupon the mandrel, the metal strip or finger 6 rests thereagainst and prevents unwinding of the paper. In Figures 7 and preferably of paper. which may bear. the name of a merchant, desiring to advertise his business, through this medium. A smaller mandrel 16 is used for shaping this ferrule,

preparatory to its application to the spirally wound strip of paper on the mandrel 5. The

dotted lines in Figure 3 illustrate the manner in which the ferrule 15 is applied and after .g-its application, as is shown likewise in Figure 3, the lower end of the arm or lever 7 of themachine is depressed to bring the knife or cutting disc 8 into an. engagement with the partly constructed holder and the fast re volving mandrel 5, with the pressure applied against the disc 8through the lever 7, causes the disc to cut off the uneven ends of the ferrule 15 and paper strip 14 and enter the groove 7) of the mandrel 5. The holder is then ready for removal'from the mandrel and after such removal, a metal tip 17 having a narrow flange 18 is inserted intothe large end of the holder, afterwhich the flange 18 is crimped or burnished down to secure the same against displacement( The tip 17 may also be corrugated on the outside or other wise constructed to prevent displacement. A smallertip or ferrule 19 is similarly inserted into the smaller end of the holder. This operation completes the steps necessary in carrying out the method for the manufacture of the invention. 1

It has been stated previously that parchment paper is more desirable in view of its 1 ability to resist moisture, which will lend to 8 is shown a ferrule .15

the period of usefulness of the invention and consequently add to its value as an advertising medium and although this character of paper may be more desirable, it is pointed out that it is not intended that the invention rr shall be limited thereto.

Manifestly, the construction shown'is capableof certain modifications and such inodification as is considered within the scope and meaning of the appended claims is also con- 75 sidered-within' the" spirit and'intent of the invention.

What is claimedi's 'i 147 1. The herein described method for manufacturing cigar 'andfc'i'garette holders which consists initially in. cutting strips 7 of material into predetermined.lengths and cutting their ends at an oblique angle, in applying the said ends to a rotating mandrelfto spirally wind said strips thereon, in inserting a ferrulegover 33 said wound strip, 1n cutting off the irregular end of tlie'strip and ferrule and finally inserting reinforcing tips in eithei' end to finish the article}, a I

s 2. Theher ein described method for mfa'nu-f f fact-uring cigar and cigarette holders which consists in cutting obliquely the endof a strip of material ofpredetermined width andin'applying the obliquely cut end to a tape'red, r0 tating. body until said strip is spirally wound thereupon, in applying a ferrule over tlie'free end of said strip to prevent unwinding theres of, in cutting off the end of said strip' and ferrule, and finally in removing the article from said body. i i.

3. The herein described method for the manufacture of hollowtubular bodies from paper which consists initially in cuttin said paper into strips of predetermined wi th, in" obliquely cutting the ends of said strips, in applying said ends to a rotating mandrel having a tapered surface, in affixing the'free end ofsaidstrip, in cuttingthe irregular. end of saidfstrip andifinally in inserting hollow tips into the endsof the body when re- 1 n; moved from said mandrel;

In testimony Where'ofwe affix our,sig'n'atures. 

